Malayan Peacock-Pheasant
Polyplectron malacense(Scopoli, GA, 1786)
English (US) Malayan Peacock-Pheasant
The Malayan Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: southern Myanmar to southern Thailand and Malay PeninsulaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Polyplectron malacense
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Malayan Peacock-Pheasant
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pavo malacensis
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1786)
- Type locality
- East Indies = Malacca.
- Original description
- Deliciae Florae et Faunae Insubricae 2 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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